Posts By: Simon Double

  • KC SECOND AGAIN AT BRIGHTON

    KING’S CONCERTO was second again at Brighton yesterday following his second over course and distance last week. Raul Da Silva was again in the saddle for the Solario Racing (Radlett) owned and Dean Ivory trained 3yo son of Thewayyouare and the pair took it up just over a furlong out.  He was headed inside the… Read more »

  • TWIN SAILS TACKING FOR BIG POT AT DONNY!

    TWIN SAILS, dual-winning juvenile for Dean Ivory heads for the £300k sales race over 6 1/2 furlongs at Donny today in the 3.40 and if he recaptures his early season form, should go close. The son of Sir Percy disappointed last time out at Newbury in a Listed race but he has Group One entries… Read more »

  • KING’S CONCERTO SECOND AT BRIGHTON

    KING’S CONCERTO gave his owners in Solario Racing (Radlett) plenty to cheer about at Brighton yesterday when second over a mile and a half. The 3yo son of Thewayyouare had shown little form to date on turf but his previous efforts had been over much shorter trips.  He certainly appreciated going over further and the… Read more »

  • SUN SHINES ON CROPREDY LAWN OWNERS’ DAY

    PAUL WEBBER and the team at Cropredy Lawn hosted the annual Owners’ Day yesterday and summer returned, at least for a day! While the forecast was dry, nobody expected temperatures of around 70 degrees.   Over a hundred invited Owners and friends turned up for a Parade of around 40 horses, which included stable stars, Cantlow,… Read more »

  • WINSTON MARKS RETURN TO RACING WITH WINNER FOR IVORY

    ROBERT WINSTON returned to the saddle yesterday after a 53-day absence and he was in the number one spot on only his second ride, on Golden Amber at Chelmsford for long-time supporter, Dean Ivory. Robert had previously been placed four out of seven times on the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor but he made no… Read more »

  • ROBERT WINSTON RETURNS TO THE SADDLE

    ROBERT WINSTON resumes race riding today at Kempton and Chelmsford after an absence of 53 days due to a fall at Doncaster in June. He was involved in a three-horse incident on 26th June at Town Moor when unseated from 3yo Bonfire Heart.  While the horse was okay, Robert was taken to hospital with back pain. His first… Read more »

  • FIVE IN HUNDRED CLUB AT IVORY TOWERS

    TWIN SAILS is the latest and fifth Dean Ivory horse to join the 100 Club after being rated 105 by the BHA. This exciting juvenile won his first two starts over 6f and was then a fine fourth in the Group Two Vintage Stakes over 7f at Glorious Goodwood.  A member of the 100 Club,… Read more »

  • SOLARIO RACING DAY AT NEWBURY A BIG HIT

    SOLARIO RACING hosted a day at Newbury races yesterday, the first day of the Weatherby’s Super Sprint Meeting and a great day was had by all. We had two tables in the Racegoers Restaurant for the whole afternoon in prime position next to the glass frontage.  This made going out onto the balcony for the… Read more »

  • TROPICS ACHIEVES HIGHEST EVER RATING OF 117

    TROPICS, Dean Ivory’s stable star has been raised four pounds by the handicapper to his highest ever mark of 117 after his nail-biting second in the Darley July Cup last Saturday. The seven-year-old son of Speightstown has improved year on year since he joined Dean Ivory after going through the ring for just 2,500 guineas.  A… Read more »